Fountain brush



Feb. 19, 1924."

M. JACOBS FOUNTAIN BRUSH May 5. 1922 brush head. l l v It is falsoan object of the invention to Patented Feb. 19, 1924.

A'instaat MILTON JACOBS, OF POILAR BLUFF, MISSOURI.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

Application filed May 3,

To aZZ whom it may cof/wem.' v

Be it known that I, MILTON JACOBS, a` citizen of the United States, residing at Poplar Bluff, in the county of Butler and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Fountain Brushes, of which the following is `a specili;` cation, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.`

This invention relates to fountain brushes,

and has for its object to provide a brush of tachable brush head mounted in the casing, A

the brush head coacting with the casing to provide a ywater compartment' above the provide a brush of this character including' a brush casing, the casing having a flange arranged to cooperate with the brush head to prevent leakage of the liquid around the edges of the brush head.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the improved construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more particularly described, fully claimed, and illustrated in the accompanyin drawings, in which igure 1 is a view in elevation of a fountain brush constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view;

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the casin with the brush removed; and

igure 4 is a top plan view of the brush head.

Figure 5 is a detailed section taken through the split and overlapping end of the casing.

Referring to the drawings, 5 designates a brush casing including a top 6 and a wall 7. The ends of said wall overlap each other to permit contraction of the wall when fastening the brush. The casing may be made oblong, round, square, or any shape desired,

the invention is to.`

1922. Serial No. 558,261.

according to the use to which the brush is to be put. Carried by the outer face of the f top 6 is a conduit 8 said conduit tapering longitudinally and having a series of openings 9 in itsllower face, said openings graduating in size according to the taper 'of the conduit. The openings 9 of the conduit are intended tofregistr with similar lopenings, '10 provided in the top 6 and by vmeans of which liquid is discharged through the top into' `the casing. The wall 7 of the casing has its upperl edge flanged as at 11, and eX- tended into a bead 12 `formed by the edges of thetop 6.4"1`hebead'may` be secured to the flange 11 of the wall in any suitable'man-` ner,so vas to render the casing liquid-tight.

The upper portion of the wall 7 is extended inwardly "so as to provide v'anl annular flange-13, said flange being disposedsubstantially at the central portion'of ythe wall.

As a resultv of the flange, the upper portion of the wall is made smaller in diameter than the low-erfportion, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described. f

, A plurality :of stopsvor supports '14 are I provided', said stops being disposed inwardly 1 of the casing.y f Each stop consistsof a lengthl of material, oneJ end being secured to the wallI 7 ofthe casing below the flangel, and is then` offset inwardly, with lits opposite endrllrextended atright angles to theoifset A portion, and secured to the lower face of the top 6 of the casing, the stops being disposed at each end` and each side of the casing.

In connection with vthe casing, a brush ing, the'ends of the tubes being flanged to prevent disengagement of the tubes from the openings. The purpose of the tubes is to stop water-logging of the brush head, by

preventing liquid from entering the grain of the wood, while passing through the openings, so that danger of decay is climi nated, andthe life of the brush prolongedv Secured to the periphery of the .brush head 'is a strip 19l of packing, such as rubber, adapted to prevent leakage of the liquid around the edge or periphery of the brush. 'The brush head is adapted to be inserted in the open bottom of the'casing until the top of the brush head comes in contact with the stops 14. At this point, `the ange 13 overlies the edge of the brush 4so as to pre7 vont, to apertain degree,4 passagefoilliguid beneath the ange',fiirther passage oliquid. being` prevented by the packing 19. 1n this,

way, Waste of the liquidis.preventeQas the only means of escape is' through'theopen ings 17 of the brush head. Atthe same tinie,

be used'in Connection with the same easing. To permit .hardusa-ge of. the brush,.with.out.

danger of the same .becominggdisengagedj of this kbrushpis .that .the stopwmembers 14 from, the easing, .anovel olampQQ is pirov1ded.s aid .clanip consisting of. aystrip4 Y.ofi

resilient. material having .its` end :portionsl` 21;.

and2'2 extended .outwardlyinparallel re;- lation .to eachA other and providedwitl openingsadapted tolreceive .an adjusting .loolt;23fy the bolt-having. a .thu'mbznut V24. 'topermin ready adjustment; Y thereof., .f

The lower edge of the Wall`7 ofthev easing:l

is provided wth.,sp.aced. supportnglugs 2.5 which@projlect,outwardly` to prevent,y the clamp from slippingdownloverY the bristles` oi the brush., T he elainp..4 is .intended ,tobe, engaged With ,the large portion. of, the Wall 7 so thatwhenzthe boltj 23. is'fadjustedgthe clamp will. urgenthe .endsotthe Wall.7,.to

WardV each other, thereby binding tlie easing.

on the brush "headf, a

Thefend of :the conduitS -is :threaded and adapted to reoeivea coupling 26,. tovvhichga. length ot Apipe 27 is-oonneoted.said..pipe.. being provided with a .valve28, amouplingi' 29 extending: from Nthe .yalve", .tof vfvhioh. al hose, niay be lattaehedfthe 'valve being. used to shutiol the supply of liquid .Whendesiredf 'I'hisbru'sh may beu'se'd for eleaningpun.

Lto ooperateWith the' top :of the easing to .,f* Whatis. claimed .is- A In a.y tountainfbrush,- .a casing having...y

.an open bottom,.ang`ular vstopson the inside oi the top of the casing, albrushheadtting f nothing` to obstruct the passage thereof.

.;From.the iforegoing.1 it will be readily .usefuljmthe 4.Washing ot, Windovvsmloors, tilingl elt.,l1`as the pipe section f27'fniayv lbe ,.eXtendedat various angles by bending to Vv,positionthe brush rhead,,according tov the W'orkto loev done. lnyliquid may be used i in connet-ion With this brush, as there is his fea-ture renders the brush head det'aohable, so that brushes of various.,kinds;may

limitainovenientof the brush inwardly of. the brush head andperrnit said brush .head

provide ,fag liquid. compartment.abovehe i brush'.-head.,.so Athatpa lqu'antityvof, liquid',

.will always be brush, fand leakage, .oit the liopiid from the casing is ',preventedthrough the cooperation.l :of the flange@1,31"andspackingul).` ,All 0f: thesei features are possessed by a structure.

maintained abOVQ the vr. i

composed, of a? small fnurlflbery @Ot simple l.

parts.,

Withinfthe open .bottom -of the casing `and v.bearing.against said stops, aplurality Vo1 tubesfiextending.:through the brush heady;

the `top off. the ,casing ibeing formedfwith,

holes, and a l.Water conducting..pipe ,nienoloeri--v f, ,f

secured upon the top oftheoasingy and provvided'. Witlilholes registering with'4 said irStnamed holes.

p In testimony whereof I .hereunto ...@X .my posesin generell` 1t isf,flhvvever,espeizially recommendedr'for' the .Washingfuot vehicles,AV such Lasa'autoinobiles. 1 Will.also`r.be. found.

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